[b]Alicia Hayden[/b]

Leaning against the railing, Alicia focused on recovering as she watched the ongoing battle. Her breathing deepened as she forced her muscles to relax, to recover the energy that she had burned if only to some small degree while Penny did what she could to keep the ship, and all of then, in one piece. It gnawed at her though, being only able to watch and having to trust that things would work out. She knew Penny would do her best but given how important this was, being forced to stand aside and not do anything was that much worse for her.

It was times like these that she really wished mana potions like from fantasy stories were a real thing. One would have been real useful about now. 

Her musing was interrupted as the ice lady returned, picking up where cat girl had left off when she had been shot in the face by the Bastion's cannon. Even holding on to the railing Alicia found her legs knocked out from under her, the hold the only reason she didn't go tumbling. Which gave her the opportunity to see the ice golem as it emerged, bodily lifting the ship up out of the water on its own. "Okay, why doesn't anyone on our side have neat tricks like that," she grumbled to herself while quickly racking her brain to come up with some sort of solution. Maybe she could blind Doris with her light and buy therm a few-

The ship flipped over, and though she managed to hold on to the railing for a few seconds, her strength rapidly failed from all the fighting previously, leaving her tumbling through the air. She'd have grumbled more if she had the time, so instead she settled for crying out as she fell. Dimly aware of the sudden appearance of the fireball that sent the boat falling after her, Alicia did her best to right herself before hitting the water in something resembling a dive. 

Hitting the water was a shock to her system, setting her shivering at how cold it was. Because of the height she plunged deep, and it was only thanks to her enhanced uniform that she hadn't been hurt more by the impact with the water or been dragged deeper down by her clothes. Pulling herself to a stop, she quickly oriented to where the castle was before hauling herself through the water in that direct, limbs burning in stark contrast to the freezing water as she desperately hauled herself away from where the boat was going to land. She couldn't keep this up long and would have to go up for air even sooner, but right now she needed to focus on getting distance. She might not be a sailor but she knew that upside down vessels didn't tend to stay on the surface, especially falling ones. 

Then she'd just have to pray that nobody noticed her swimming along. She was a sitting duck here and was well aware of that fact. Could things get any worse?